The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia
In any cross-cultural communication getting someone’s name wrong is a constant source of worry and potential embarrassment. More importantly the naming styles and conventions of many countries creates confusion, Malaysia being ‘Truly Asia’ suffers from this particularly...
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| description | In any cross-cultural communication getting someone’s name wrong is a constant source of worry and potential embarrassment. More importantly the naming styles and conventions of many countries creates confusion, Malaysia being ‘Truly Asia’ suffers from this particularly due to it having three major different ethnic groups (Malay’s, Malaysian Chinese and Malaysian Indians) within the population. This paper is based on inductive research living in Malaysia over the past fifteen years. As University rankings drive an increased number of international academic appointments this creates a problem with referencing and citations. Failure to follow a standardised notation may result in publications being omitted from an Academic’s profile –be it under Research Gate or Google Scholar. Consequently, an early decision on one’s preferred academic name is required. Whichever name is chosen, it must be promulgated consistently on every piece of marketing collateral that the institution or individual publishes. |
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| spelling | sunway-17602021-05-12T09:18:52Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1760/ The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia Dent, Michael M * H Social Sciences (General) In any cross-cultural communication getting someone’s name wrong is a constant source of worry and potential embarrassment. More importantly the naming styles and conventions of many countries creates confusion, Malaysia being ‘Truly Asia’ suffers from this particularly due to it having three major different ethnic groups (Malay’s, Malaysian Chinese and Malaysian Indians) within the population. This paper is based on inductive research living in Malaysia over the past fifteen years. As University rankings drive an increased number of international academic appointments this creates a problem with referencing and citations. Failure to follow a standardised notation may result in publications being omitted from an Academic’s profile –be it under Research Gate or Google Scholar. Consequently, an early decision on one’s preferred academic name is required. Whichever name is chosen, it must be promulgated consistently on every piece of marketing collateral that the institution or individual publishes. Academia Industry Networks 2020-12 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1760/1/Michael%20Dent%20The%20importance%20of%20being.pdf Dent, Michael M * (2020) The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia. International Journal of Social Science Research, 2 (4). pp. 188-197. ISSN 2710-6276 http://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijssr/article/view/11596 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) Dent, Michael M * The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia |
| title | The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia |
| title_full | The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia |
| title_short | The importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to Malaysia |
| title_sort | importance of being [insert preferred name here]: academic naming conventions with particular reference to malaysia |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) |
| url | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1760/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1760/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1760/1/Michael%20Dent%20The%20importance%20of%20being.pdf |